Born in Los Angeles, USA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, USA
Born in Los Angeles, USA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, USA
Nick Doyle is keenly aware of the legacy of the American notion of Manifest Destiny. Known best for sculptural wall works made from collaged denim, Doyle infiltrates the vocabulary of Americana to examine greed, excess, and toxic masculinity. Doyle uses the road trip—a pillar of American mythology—as a point of entry to his work in order to question the persistence of Rugged Individualism as the fabric of our national identity. Through a series of mechanical miniatures, theatrical scenery, and satirical prop-like denim works, the artist foregrounds the dangers of nostalgia and our evolving relationship to consumerism. Seemingly innocuous, Doyle’s imagery—vending machine, typewriter, cigarette pack—and materials—indigo and cotton—tell a story of American colonialism and consumerism, as well as explore the influence of media on global trade systems. By employing materials that hold cultural significance, the artist both reflects on and critiques social and political agendas that are often at play in contemporary life and visual culture.
education
2014 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
2013 MFA, Sculpture, Hunter College
2005 BFA, Interdisciplinary Arts, San Francisco Art Institute
solo shows
2024
- American Blues, Perrotin, Tokyo, Japan
2023
- Gentle Giants, Stems Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
- Old Roads and Broken Records, curated by Joey Yates, KMAC Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville, KY, USA
2022
- Yes Daddy, Perrotin, New York, NY, USA
- Farmers and Reapers, Reyes | Finn, Detroit, MI, USA
- Ruin, Perrotin, Paris, France
2021
- Everything Is Fine, Perrotin, Seoul, South Korea
- Amber Waves of Grain, Pace Prints, New York, NY, USA
2020
- Nowhere, Stems Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
- Paved Paradise, Reyes | Finn, Detroit, MI, USA
2019
- No Vacancy, 56 Henry, New York, NY, USA
- The Great Escape, Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2018
- Soft Arrest, Mrs. Gallery, Queens, New York, NY, USA
2014
- Steven, INVISIBLE-EXPORTS, New York, NY, USA
group shows
2024
- Higher Than The Sun 2, Volery Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2023
- Real Fake Door, Arsenal Contemporary, New York, NY, USA
- White Holes: The Mysteries and Modern Perceptions of Oracle Bone Script, 798 CUBE Art Museum, Beijing, China
- The Fantasticals, DIMIN, New York, NY, USA
2021
- Anniversary, Mrs. Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- The Interior, Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
- The Shoo Sho, curated by Julie Curtiss, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- REFLECTIONS: Human/ Nature, curated by Matt Black, Gana Art Sounds, Seoul, South Korea
2020
- Friends and Friends of Friends, Schlossmuseum, Linz, Austria
- The Secret History of Everything, Perrotin, New York, NY, USA
- Every Day Is Sunday, UTA Artist Space, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Art Mile Detroit, Reyes Finn, Detroit, MI, USA
2019
- No Patience for Monuments, Perrotin, Seoul, South Korea
2018
- 10 Years / 100 Sculptures, Anonymous Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inside Out, Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Material, Cobb Gallery, London, UK
- Tick Tock: Time in Contemporary Art, Lehman College, The Bronx, NY, USA
2017
- Landing, Sisters of the Presentation, New York, NY, USA
- Victory Over the Sun, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY, USA
- Face Shifts, Microscope Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Conspiracies Are Things, curated by Xavier Acarin, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY, USA
2016
- Scarlet Street, Lucien Terras, New York, NY, USA
- Happiness and Other Forms of Self Delusion, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Re: art show, Phaiser Building, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Rock’n’Roll Nightmare, 41 Cooper Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Love 2016, Leroy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
2015
- Le Cercle, Le Cap, Arles, France
- Made In New York, Blueshift Project, Miami, FL, USA
2014
- Happyland, Skowhegan Performs, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY, USA
public collections
- The Bunker Artspace, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- Marquez Art Projects, Miami, FL, USA
awards
2014-2017
- Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace Program
2014-2015
- Visiting Scholar with the Steinhardt School of Education, Culture and Human Resources, Department of Art and Art Professions, NYU
2013
- C12 Emerging Artist Fellowship
2024
Nick DOYLE
March 6, 2024 - April 27, 2024
tokyo
Piramide Building, 1F, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku
American Blues
2022
Nick DOYLE
November 3, 2022 - December 23, 2022
new york
130 Orchard Street
Yes Daddy
Nick DOYLE
March 19, 2022 - May 28, 2022
paris
10 IMPASSE SAINT CLAUDE 75003 PARIS
Ruin
2021
Nick DOYLE
August 26, 2021 - October 1, 2021
Seoul
1F 5 Palpan-gil, Jongno-gu
Everything Is Fine
2020
Daniel ARSHAM, Katherine BERNHARDT, Mauro BONACINA, Cosima VON BONIN, Nick DOYLE, Sayre GOMEZ, Julia WACHTEL
July 9, 2020 - August 10, 2020
new york
130 Orchard Street
The Secret History of Everything
2019
Genesis BELANGER, Julie CURTISS, Nick DOYLE, Celia HEMPTON, Ridley HOWARD, Jessie MAKINSON, GaHee PARK, Sarah PETERS, Naudline PIERRE, Emily Mae SMITH, Jansson STEGNER, Ruby Sky STILER
April 4, 2019 - June 8, 2019
Seoul
1F 5 Palpan-gil, Jongno-gu
No Patience for Monuments